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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11
UNSUITABLE sBLACKMAIL..
HOW New York Boot-black Got Even
with a Bully of Dude.


Yesterday afternoon a acknowledgment
youth was wandering down Fifth avenue.
stepping erratically to the right and left to
maintain his centre of gravity, when boot
black accosted him just in front of the Fifth
avenue Hotel
Shine, boss? Five cents.''
The youth replied by grasping his heavy
walking stick in both hands and striking the
99ot- 5:Ia severe blow in the stomach.
The little fellow gave vent to a cry and
doubled up on the sidewalk. A crowd
gathered quickly around the gilded youth
and one young gentleman Invested himself
of his, coat in a jiffy and offered to do him
up then and there. While the excitement
was at its highest the bootblack reappeared
with an officer. He walked straight up to
his assailant and said between his sobs
Young Teller, give me $40 or I'll have yer
tux in" ~
The youth demurred for moment. bat
observing the officer and the angry faces sur
rounding him quietly slipped s1O bill into
the little fellows hand, and then stepped into
cab and was driven off-New YORK Local
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

were Off like the wind. Never a thought
entered en- my head of dog holes or gullies,.
puC my pony knew his business and
looked out Tor both. 1t was we'll he did, !
ior keeping my eyes on the game and
lnrliled with excitement never noticed
d Dleakneck gulley until my pony rose
10 IT, starting me as much as if l had
peell sent up like a skyrocket; but, how
beautifully he cleared it and kept on
Tbo bo', uiie I "a ia MS speed
Inc MOUNDS were Off like bolts from
cross-bow, but it was not until the first
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

his head without strain" Flora Dagmar
and Hercules, the hounds, were in prime
condition and seemed to un derstand what
was up.
We saddled the nags and logged across
the plain through the sage-brush. MY
English friend would now and then raise
his feld-glass and scan the country until
finally he brought it down, shut it with
snap, and fastened it to its place, say
ing in low tone "Here away" turning
his horse in the direction as he spoke.
On we went, steadily keeping the hounds
we'll in until we saw twelve antelope eye
ing us with evident interest as we drew
closer. As rule they will allow a
horseman to approach them closely
before they realize that. it is some,
thing more than four-footed animal
that they see. So we managed to
Get within 200 yards before they took
fright, then Park turned loose the hounds
and with yell to our nervous horses we
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11
PUBLIC SPEECHES.
How Newspaper Reporters Touch Up the
Efforts of Orators,

AAo" newspaper reporters Touch UD the
Efforts of Orators.
The public do not know how much public
speeches are touched up'' by the reporters
Even themost accomplisheaspeaker, through
excitement or want of words or because of
interruptions, occasionally loses the sequence
OF his argument and repeats himself or
breaks Oft before his sentence is completed.
When the reporter writes out his report
ne is expected to make sense Of It.
One of our local aldermen got out
OF favor with the reporters by
complaining that he had never said the
things placed to his credit or discredit We
had no right, he maintained, to comment
on his speeches when we only gave garbled
instead Of verbatim reports of them. SO the
reporters, who had put themselves to some
trouble to translate his disjointed remarks
into Ineligible English, agreed to report
hlm verbatim next time. He never wanted
another verbatim report, and it cannot be
pleasant to him to know that many of his
friends preseryethat one.-S James Gazette
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

strange country where their lar
guage is not understood, and where
almost all the conditions of So iety
are new and peculiar; but neither at
that time nor any other day that ]
have been in Castle Garden did I see a
single tear shed. On the other hand, I
saw very little laughter and very few
smiles. 1t was altogether sober and a
rather dull collection of faces that met
my gaze. Perhaps, however, if these
emigrants could know the illustrious fate
of tens of thousands of the eight mil
lion greenhorns that have preceded them,
some of whom have become priests and
bishops, aldermen, millionaires, cattle
kings and merchant princes Ito say
nothing of the hosts who have achieved
comfort and modest homes), they would
wonder why anybody should expect
them to be sad at the threshold of such
vast possibilities. And after all, that is
the best view to take of it, and it is un-.
doubtedly the view they do take or they
would not continue to come in such
numbers. JULIAN RALPH.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

plain we came
galloping up to
t h e victim 5
writing in the
grip of the
hounds. A few
strokes; ) from
our h u n ting
knives en- d e 4
t h e ir suffer
ings. We Quilted
t h e m, packed
them on the
b Orses and
jog ged back
n o m e , having
had an exciting
and eXhilarat-
ing run of six
miles.
I h u 8 ended
the days sport.
T h e h ors es
" ere as PROUD
as we were and
arch e d their
pony n ecks,
fecked w it h
foam, in con-
scious triumph.
PANG.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

garden. While they waited they smoked
their pipes, nursed their babies, bought
unpalatable -looking repasts at the pro-
vision counters, washed and tidied them
selves, sprawled out on the benches and
slept, and SO were obliged to spend the
greater part of the day until the boats
from the railroad depots should come up
in the afternoon to take them up town
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

W discover d IL y
such severe suffer
ers from illness
as might seem to
be unable to make
their own way in
this country, all
cripples andwhat-
ever young girls
m i G ht h appen
a lon 6 who APP
peared to be on
the verge of mo-
therhood without
t h e accompani-
ment of husbands.
These amount to
very many every
year. All sue h
ere afterward
closely question:
ed, and unle SIS
there was some.
body to guarantee
that they should
not becom e a
charge upon the
public they were
sent back to Eu,
rope by the steam,
IL
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

brought them, at no charge to them OF
the authorities, because it is the duty of
the steamship people to scrutinize all
who apply for passage on the other side
and to refuse to bring emigrants of this
sort. The crowd in one pen was mainly
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

than the shotgun. The "still' hunter
who seeks them generally works the
foothills, thereby obtaining good cover
and easy access to the timid creatures.
This species of hunting is like that fol-
lowed in deer hunting, care and patience
being required, as the antelopes possess
keen sense of both sight and scent
When danger is first apparent they act
like herd of sheep, budding together;
then dash off as nearly in close pack as
possible.
In winter they'are often captured in
curious way while attempting to cross
the river. During the night, the time
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

sort of opera house, the one in which
Jenny Lind sang when she was here
After that the interest in the old building
ceased to be local and has become almost
universal rather than NATIONAL for wind
ing through its single great apartment
from the boats on the river side to the
gates that face the park has passed a
flood of men and women from every civ
ilized land, numbering 100000 souls,
and building up our population by
method unprecedented in the worlds
history.
Two ship-loads of greenhorns were
filing in to the old fort as / stood look
ing on into the first pens from boats
that had brought them from ships lying
out in the harbor. Down the bay the
health officers had assured themselves
that there were no contagious diseases on
board, but at the water gate of the Castle
were other doctors who narrowly scan
ned every emigrant as he or she landed,
and who every now and then touched
one on the shoulder and babe him
stand aside. 1t was their business
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

composed of Irish people with a moder-
ate sprinkling of English and Scotch.
Their clothes and usually dull faces and
awkward manners showed them to be of
the peasant class, but there was nothing
so striking about them that they would
attract attention if they had walked out
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

The old home of Aaron Burr is among the
pre- ,erty just purchased by real estate syn
dicate in New York.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

then ?" NJ
Glow he prove me have slave? Me
can say me hire him from C nina!
twittered the Acknowledged million
aire.
"But the girl said that she has had no
money from you for the past two years
nor the knowledge of any ever sent 10
her folks in China. How are you gong
to prove that she did get wages from
your" Won
ooh, me no talkee you no mo. LOU
go!' was Mr.. Lungs emphatic remark ~
this ,,+
All Chan refused to say anythln? aoo of.
the matter, but intimated IN n, ms ,s 1is
Mott-street patois that what ne u l; ~ ns
own house was strictly his own ousin'Ss
-Ne1C York World.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

or over to Jersey and thence into the ra-
pacious NAV of the great West. Some
of them had their money changed by
brokers appointed for the purpose, who
doubtless make great deal of profit,
but are under bonds to charge no
more than Wall-street rates of COM
mission and to change the single silver
piece of the poorest Italian woman at
the same rate as the 81 900 of one of the
well-tO do Mennonites or FinlanderS who
come here to buy large farms The prin-
cipal other business men in the garden
art the railroad agents, representing the
trunk lines, who sell tickets to the emf
grants often for money but mainly in
exchange for orders from the agents of
the same railroads in Europe to whom
the passage money was paid over there.
Few others, and no sharks at all, such as
used to prey upon these poor people, can
now get access to them. Even those
citizens who have friends in the pens
are obliged to wait outside the building
in shabby sitting-room while the names
of the emigrants they want to take to their
homes are roared out by man with
clarion voice who stands upon desk
calling to the people by the hour. The
only money the emigrants can part
with in the garden now must 60
for provisions or railroad tickets or to
the very enterprising barber who has a
shop there and seems in much demand.
His signs are peculiar. They are in Ger
teen cents; head-washing, twenty cents"
The signs of the provision dealers show
that loaves of rye bread fetch fifteen
&c
cheese goes for twenty cents pound and
that the other articles in strong demand
are ham, pumpernickel, lager beer and
pie, all of which are sold at rates proper
tionate to the prices given above.
Doubtless there is still good deal of
swindling and extortion practiced among
the landlords who keep the emigrants'
boarding houses in the streets all around
Castle Garden, but it is the emigrant's
fault if he suffers very badly, for a great
many of these places are licensed, are
reasonably well conducted and are re-
sponsible for the manner in which they
treat their guests. But this is a very
wicked city, and down around the Bat
terry is very wicked part of it, so that,
even if an emigrant manages to get into
a good house where he is not charged
more than twice as much as he ought to
be he cannot safely venture half a
block away from his lodgings without
being approached by some of the boldest,
and most plausible and most ingenious
rascals in town, who make it business
to live upon these people. The best plan,
after all, is for the emigrant not to leave
Castle Garden at all but follow the !
routine course of the majority of his !
'ellow-passengers and start away by
with his tickets looked after and !
lis baggage carried free, on the afternoon
If the day he lands.
I was interested in watching the faces
# the 1900 newcomers that I found all
luddled together like sheen in the old |
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

will paw the other in a frantic fear
and all will perish. The result is that
the neighboring ranchmen have plenty
twenty to fifty of them have been taken
IN that manner at once.
The most enjoyable way of hun ting
deed is sport Our English brethren are
fond of chasing foxes 'cross(countrv, but
if that is pleasure how much more de-
serving Of the name is hard ga Hop
across the noble prairie over gullies and
prairie dog holes after the swift-run ming
and beauaiful antelope!
One morning about ten o'clock, in com
pany with a gentlemen from Bury St.
Edmunds, England, got into a buck
board wagon and drove to Lionel Parks
ranch, some twenty three miles be low the
town of Del Norte. We rec eived a
hearty reception from Mr.. Park, and de-
voted the afternoon to shooting with our
shot-guns some large sand-hill cranes
that were running about in the vicinity
A young crane can hardly be distin-
guished in taste from wild tn rkey, be-
ing fine eating and having a piquant,
gamy flavor.
In the morning we were to nave our
chase, so retired rather early, only stay
ing up long enough to enjoy our pipes and
spin few yarns. We took an early break
fast, and then allowed it to thor oughly
settle while we inspected the ''bron-
cho" ponies and dogs. The CDR oncho,"
while not handsome animal at all, and
even somewhat vicious at times, with
great tendency to "buck," is yet the very
fellow for the work we had in hand
fleet and able to make short turn ms while
going at full speed, a faculty ACC uired by
practice in herding cattle. PERI ectly ac-
1uainted with the ground and the dan
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11
A BUSY PORTAL.
THE PASS THROUGH WHICH FLOWS
THE RIVER OF IMMIGRATION.

Scenes at Castle Garden-How the Flocks
of New Arrivals are Cared for-Measures
for Their Protection Against Imposition
"A Commingling of Nationalities.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

usually occupied in changing
feeding ground, they approach
the river, satisfy them
selves, or rather the =
leader does, that the ice
will bear them, and then slowly
venture upon the slippery sur
face, each one looking out for
himself. When near the centre,
where the current frequently
cuts the ice rather thin, the
ice is apt to give an ominous
crack. Now, instead of sepa-
rating at this signal of danger,
they seem to lose tAeir pres
ence of mind and crowd
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

into a bunch
arou n d the
leader, when
the whole of
them bre ak
through, and
t b o ug h the
water may be
but three feet
in depth, one
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11
ANTELOPE HUNTING
COURSING TIE FLEET ANIAIALSIN
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.
How Their Gregarious Instinct is Ant to
Get Them Into TroubIe-WholesaIe
Slaughter on the Ice-Hunting Them
With Hounds-A Six-lniIe Chase

HERE are a great
many a n tie lop e
throughout the
San Luis alley
and its border
ing foot-h hills, in
Colorado, aft ord
ing much sport to
the hunters more
fond of the rifle
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11
SLAVES IN MOTT STREET

Two Wealthy Chinese Merchants Accused
of Owning Young Girls.
All Chan and Kwong Hing Lung, rich
Chinese snop-keepers of Mott street, are
still subjects of the Emperor of Chi.a
and are not particularly we'll versed in
the laws and customs of the country, ex-
cept those which relate to money-getting
and mountaineering. 1t is supposed that
they have not enlightened their Oriental
intelligence with the fact that for good
many years now slave-owning has not
been looked upon with favor by the legally
constituted authority in the United
States. Anyway, All Chan and Kwong
Hing Lung are said to be full-fedged
slave-owners. All Chan, who does bust
ness at No. s Mott street, and lives at
No. IA, has an eleven-year-old Chinese
girl slave, whom he bought two years
ago for 500. He values her now at
not at all prepossessing in appearance
Chan and his family, which consists of
Mrs. Chan and two children. She can
be seen almost every day scurrying
about on errands between All CHAINS
store and his house.
Kwong Hing Lung, who lives on the
top floor of No. 4, has another slave
girl. She is thirteen years old and dresses
in the regular costume of Chinese do
nestle. Mr.. Lung paid $3.50 for her in
Canton two or three years ago, but he
wouldn't sell her now for less than 5000.
Mr. Lung has a wife and one child. The
slave does all their drudgery. Lung
owns No. 10 Mott street, and has an in
terest in No. Is. All Chan owns No. s.
A Horzd reporter hunted up Kwong
Hing Lung yesterday and asked him
what he thought about the propriety of
holding a slave in a country where
slavery had been abolished. He said that
he was not an American and
that it was the custom in China
! to buy and sell what you please,
Il even the prettiest girl or boy in
Il China. If he had
IL - money and if their
- 80. parents or guar
@> dams wanted to
- dispose of
u their child
W. = rem he would
49, buy them.
IL IL Il Supposethe
III eMssNYa aut h critics
~ a. fsry here make
FO% WIN you give up
1NITES9AMhN - }sl,1N>
{ ,T(*fSN)1aNaI !
What vha would w \
you do
hen ?"
''How he prove me have slave? NE
an say me hire him from emma.
wittered the almond-eyed million
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

.
Fort the 9TH
er d ay. It
seemed to me
that some of
hem, at least
I'M o ng t e
" o m e ]
night be
expected q
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

to indulge in crying, for
1t is a pretty venture
me and uncertain
step to take, it seems to
me, to leave home and
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-11

The ia
nliliar say
i ng t h a t
corp ora
tiOns have
no souls"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22
MACWILLIAMs' DEATH.
His Friends Lack Sufficient Evil
dence to Justify a Trial

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 2t.--Last
nights arrests were the talk of the town
this morning. All sorts of rumols were
afloat, and little knots of people stood on
the corners talking over the matter and
venturing all sorts of prophesies about the
result of the examination
At 1890 o'clock, when Justice Magill
opened court, the crowd filled the room
and extended far out into the hallway
The prisoners appeared before his honor,
accompanied by counsel, and were bailed on
5000, on their own recognizance, to appear
Monday morning at 10 O'clock. at the same
place. Mr. Houston is financially good for
his bond, but it is said the others have no
means of any amount. The effect OF the
proceedings is to increase the feeling favor
ing Bangs, though all can see that very
strong effort is being put forth to Try
and criminate him. Mr.. Pope admitted
this morning TO the reporters that the State
Tor MacWilliamS' friends, had no evidence
yet to Justify a trial. There have been so
many sensational features connected with
this trial, that 1t is becoming almost the only
topic of conversation on the streets
A runner is current on the streets tonight
that one, if not two, witnesses before the
Coroners' jury will be prosecuted for per-
jury. Interesting testimony is promised to-
morrow
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22
COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
The Remains Of the Victim OF the ST.
Adams Disaster Coming Home.

The Remains of the Victim OF the st.
Adams Disaster Coming Home.
COLUMBUS, GA, Oct 2l.-J. l.. Webster,
who was seriously Injured in railroad col
lision yesterday, at st. Adams, near Charles
ton, w. Va, and who afterwards died, was
raised in this city, and was only 20 years of
age. lie was son of James NJ. Webster,
who for a number of years was conductor
on the Western railroad of Alabama. The
remains will reach here tonight, and be
inferred tomorrow
Rev. Walker Lewis, who has been pastor
of st. Luke and st. Paul churches in this
city for six years, has been transferred to
Nashville. He will leave for that city in
two weeks and will take charge of the West
End church and be chaplain of Vanderbilt
University
A train on the Mobile and Girard rail
road, due here at 9:30 o'clock last night, did
not arrive until O'clock this morning. The
delay was caused by freight train run
ming into a car loaded with wood at Pike
road. Five or six trains were blockaded by
the accident, and 1000 people going to and
from the Montgomery fair were delayed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22
A SALE OF STOCK.
t Never Reaches the Country.

He was a gushing, exquisitely refined young
man talking to demure, tender-eyed young
rural maiden at a village picnic All" he
said, this gives me joy. / am so fond of
rural scenes and rural joys. They are so
simple so unaffected, so in harmony with what
think all our lives ought to he. You lead such
pure, simple lives here, and are so free from the
gross, concentrating influences of city life
City girls shock me with tder holiness. their
know the meaning of the word slang; you. |
am sure do not
No she said shyly, her eyes on the ground
we don't t1mbc To anythin; of that Sort we
don't ha-a-a-ve 10 ketch On, ehi''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22
JACKsoNviLLEs GROWTH.
A Claim That the Population is Be.
tween 10000 and So 90.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 21.--The an
nual trade edition of the Times Union, pub
lished to-day, gives some interesting facts
and figures regarding Jacksonyilles growth.
Within year the city limits have been
extended, SO as to inclnde the suburban
towns of La Villa, Brooklyn, Riverside,
Springfield, Hansontown, East Jacksonville,
Fairfield and adjacent territory, greatly
enlarging the cty'S area and raising its
population about $4,000. The population
during the year closing Sept 30, is esti-
mated at between 40, 900 and Il, 900. During
the year over $500, 900 was expended in
building operations, and the area of paved
streets has been considerably extended. The
wholesale trade of the city has quadrupled
within three years, and the wholesale
and johbing business of the State is gradu-
ally being concentrated here. Upwards Of
eighty houses are now engaged, wholly or in
part, in the wholesale trade Cigar manu-
factories are rapidly increasing, and steps
are in contemplation to make jacksonville
the tobacco market of the State, the indica-
tlons being that tobacco culture will, in the
near future, again become Fiorida's leading
industry The lumber shipments show an
increase over any year since 1881. The
vital statistics show the death rate to be
only fourteen per | 900 of resident popula-
ton The paid fire department, recently or
gained, has reached a high degree of pro
ticlency. A spacious building for the Sub
Tropical Exposition, which will he opened
III January, is approaching completion. As
the commercial metropolis of Florida, Jack
sonville reflects the general prosperity of the
State
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22

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